Australia & New Zealand

New national figures show falls from height were Australia's second most common cause of workplace deaths, while construction recorded 41 fatalities. The figures do not identify scaffold-related cases.

SAA supports education following any changes to Queensland’s scaffolding code and calls for stability assessments to account for wind exposure and public safety.

WorkSafe New Zealand is inspecting residential sites from October to December, with falls from height accounting for 70% of construction prohibition notices.

A Queensland coroner has called for mandatory additional controls on freestanding tower scaffolds in public places after finding that the industry’s accepted height-to-base rule of thumb was not enough to protect against strong winds.

The scaffold came down at a development on Wattle Street in Ultimo, inner Sydney, shortly before 6:45pm on Saturday, damaging parked vehicles and narrowly...

A new national survey will gather evidence on how Australian scaffolders are recruited, trained and developed as the industry considers future qualifications and career pathways.

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An Australian court has awarded a scaffolding worker more than A$752,000 in damages after finding his former employer negligent over a fall through an unprotected skylight at a defence site in Canberra.

Australian scaffolding and construction services group Acrow is preparing to complete its acquisition of AusGroup Industrial Services as it pushes deeper into industrial access across Queensland’s resources and infrastructure markets.

Scaffolding Association Australia has taken its campaign for formal trade recognition and a structured apprenticeship pathway to federal decision-makers in Canberra.